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 Picture dated c. 1910
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"A certificate of incorporation has been filed with the Secretary of state by the Kew Gardens Corporation of the Borough of Queens, which proposes to deal in real estate, with a capital of $600,000."
Quote from: The Richmond Hill Record [a local newpaper], p. 1 (Oct. 18, 1912). |
Kew at Richmond Hill
In 1912, the Kew Gardens Corporation was formed and took title to the land that had formerly been called North Richmond Hill.
"Kew is named after the town of Kew, England, where one of the most famous and beautiful botanical gardens of the world is located. Kew, England, adjoins Richmond Hill, England, after which our own Richmond Hill is named, hence the appropriateness of the name Kew."
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